Another walk around a park. Public parks are great for photography because often you have a variation of settings all in one location. This time we worked in Fort Smallwood Park which has a beach, what’s left a military gun battery, and some wall blocking off the water, plus quite a bit more, all in one area. Furthermore, you can get various backgrounds into the water ranging from just water, to the Key bridge, even that factory – I’m not sure what it’s name is, but if you ever looked in at Baltimore from this side you know what I am talking about.
Anyway, you don’t need more to work with when at a park, you just need to look around and use simple verbs. If you have big rocks, sit on big rocks. If you have an old wall, lean against an old wall. Have a fence, rest on a fence. Have water, play with the water. Once you have your starting point you can then pose around it. Don’t be afraid to try different things.
Finally, this is yet another reminder that you can wear warm clothing and still get good photos. In fact, if the weather is cold, I’d prefer jackets and coats to trying to pretend otherwise because your cheeks will get super red and your shivering makes it more challenging to get the shot. Not to mention, you will likely cheat yourself and cut the session short.
For this session, we literally just parked and walked around. No special off camera lights or anything, which is another reason I enjoy doing photography work at parks.